Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1887-04-07
CHANGE IN THE SCHOOL L4R


Editor Republican.-The changes
made in the general school law by
the last general assembly do not go
into effect until June 20, 1887 !;
therefore no change made wlllIn anY
way effect the annual school meeting
which is held on the first Tuesday in
April, i. e., April 5. The annual
meetings are held, the boards organ
lied, the estimates sent IN to county
clerks and the enumeration of chill
dren returned just the same as the
law at present directs. One change
is made in section 1923, which it
would be we'll for the county COM
missi6ners to observe this year as it
will have to be observed in the fut-
ure, VIZ In making any change
IN district boundary lines. 1.-THE de-
cision of the county commits
sioner, in all cases, shall conform to
the propositlon.contained in the no.
tices and voted upon at the annual
meeting. and he shall, On or before
the last day of April, transmit his de-
cisicn to the clerks Of the various
districts interested, or to the clerk
of the district divided, and said clerk
or clerks ehall enter the same upon
tie records of Ills or their respective
district or districts Provided, how
ever, that no new district shall be
created, or boundary line changed,
by which any district shall be form
ed or left, containing within its linn
it's, by actual count at the time, less
than thirty pupils of school age, or
with less than $50, GOO assessed val
uaticn at the time, unless such dis
trlct shall contain within its limits
nine square miles or more Of terri
tory
By an amendment to,section Z 153,
all towns and cities organized under
the provisions of section 7.142, may,
"by an order of the board," hold
the annual school meeting at any
place in the district which said board
may designate. This amendment
passed with an emergency clause,
and is now law and in force. BY
this change, the board may have the
annual school meeting held at the
same place the municipal election Is
held on same day.
BY an amendment to section
z. LAG, town and city boards will
after June 20 have power to locate
sites for primary or ward schools
and purchase the same. This
applies only to cities having ward
schools. The following new law
was passed and has bee approved by
the governor:
eff any county commissioner Of
public schools shall give or grant to
any person a certificate to teach in
any of the public schools of this
state without first having examined
such person as to his or her qualifi-
cations in the branches required by
law to be taught in the public schools
of the state, he shall, on conviction,
be adjudged guilty Of misdemean-
or, and punished by a fine Of not less
than S25 nor more than $780,"
w. e. COLEMAN,
Superintendent of Public Schools. !
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